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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 57421

A doctor uses a magnifying instrument called a colposcope to closely examine the vagina and takes a small tissue sample (biopsy) from an area that looks abnormal. It is used to investigate abnormal findings and obtain tissue for a definite diagnosis.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy cost?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $257 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$204 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$170 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $115 to $759Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $151 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $257professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.60

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$282

WI $501KY $135

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.